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Today was a cinnamon solo test on apple roses. Got three taste testers at my afternoon food mapping meeting!
In today's blind tests: we had 1 vote for the untoasted being more flavorful, and 2 votes for no difference.
All participants noticed the color of the spices were easily visible (the toasted cinnamon is much darker).
In full discloser, 1 participant today was a college student and admitted he was so hungry he really couldn't distinguish much in terms of his pallet and more importantly..."can I have some more?!"
Today was a cinnamon solo test on apple roses. Got three taste testers at my afternoon food mapping meeting!
In today's blind tests: we had 1 vote for the untoasted being more flavorful, and 2 votes for no difference.
All participants noticed the color of the spices were easily visible (the toasted cinnamon is much darker).
In full discloser, 1 participant today was a college student and admitted he was so hungry he really couldn't distinguish much in terms of his pallet and more importantly..."can I have some more?!"
For this project we would like to partner with Hospice of Knox County Ohio and use our horticulture job training program to grow aromatic fresh herbs to create a therapeutic garden for Hospice programs. 
In May 2016, we began working with a Hospice children's grief group to plant aromatic herbs to help address as service gap formed when Hospice had to let go of their aromatherapist due to budget constraints. The children (who had all lost a parent) planted the herbs in May, and in June we were able to bring the mature plants back to Hospice during a lunchtime event at local grief camp (Camp Hope) the same grief group children were attending. 
This garden will help Hospice continue to provide fresh aromatic herbs for client meals and nutritional needs, as well as aromatherapy uses (e.g. pain management, physical comfort) at no cost to Hospice or their clients.
